Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the SU academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Modern Latin American literature using new methods of study, basically Cultural Semiotics.

The turmoil of the postindependence period and the search for economic and political stability. Reasons for and consequences of export-led growth. The role of the United States in preserving the status quo in the Americas.

Advanced grammar, composition, and conversation.

Archaeology and cultural history. Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas from 1492 to today. Studies of contemporary Indian and Mestizo populations.

This class examines the political ecologies of economic development in Latin America. In particular, we will focus on the ways in which Latin American environments and natural resources have been (and continue to be) enrolled in projects of regional, national, and local development.

Development of Amer-Indian civilization and the Spanish conquests. Evolution of the Spanish American economy and the unique American culture. Growth of the plantation economy of Brazil. The movements toward independence.

Developments since World War I. Political, economic, and social change and growth of nationalism.

Processes of geographical change in latin America from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. Reconstruction of geographies of Latin America at critical periods.

Film theories (historical, auteur, national, etc) and terminology, trends in film, women in film, problems with cultural representation.

Music of the Caribbean region in its cultural, historical, and political contexts. The course uses instruments, rhythms, and movements as starting points to explore issues of migration, urbanization, nationalism, race and ethnicity in the Caribbean.

Political processes and institutions in Latin America. The region's experience with modernization.

Offered only in Santiago. This seminar features in-situ lectures and activities in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay introducing important political, sociological and environmental issues in the Southern Cone region.

The history and politics of Mexico, with special attention to relations between Mexico and the United States and the politics of immigration, NAFTA, the drug trade, and other bilateral issues.

Examines Latina feminist and queer thought and methods for social transformation; places US women of color feminisms in conversation with Latina/o and Latin American histories, identities, cultural productions, and activisms.

Examines Organization of American States and other regional institutions. Considers how regional cooperation efforts have been shaped by political, economic, and cultural diversity of the countries in the region and by the changing global context.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Examines journalism and media in Spanish as they are practiced in Spanish-speaking countries and the U.S. Conducted in Spanish. [Effective spring 2009]

A grassroots view of major transformations in Latin America due to globalization/global change, including adaptations to global warming, effects of and reactions to neo-liberal policies, internal and international migration, ethnic movements and social revolutions.

Offered only in Santiago. The time period (1940-present) and its significance and contributions to the configuration of social, political and economic aspects of Chile today. Relies on primary sources, comparisons within the Southern Cone, and a focus on US role and influence during this period.

The philosophical analysis and critique of colonialism's representations of other cultures and justifications for intervention, as well as debates over effective forms of resistance.

Language usage in relation to Spanish and Latin American business.

Language immersion in the Spanish-speaking community in the Syracuse area. Emphasis on improving spoken and written Spanish through a service learning component. Additional work required of graduate students.

Presents works by 10 Nobel Laureates in Spanish.301

Introduction to major theater works and movements in 20th-century Latin America.

Mass culture and post modernism. Interactions between mass media culture, art, and politics in Latin America.

A critical study of books made into film in Latin American literature.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Latin American literature from the 1920s to the present. Emphasizes the development of the contemporary novel.

Myths about women and nation. Modern interpretations and reconstructions of these myths in contemporary literature by Latin American women writers. Literary texts with theories on myth. Representation and "real" constructions of feminine and national identities in different regions of Latin America.

Literary works, films and arts created in Central America. Topics include perspectives on indigenism, feminine and masculine identities, religion, politics, technology and its future implications on those countries.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Short stories and poetry written in Spanish by Latinos. Themes such as identity, language, and culture. Political, social, and cultural readings.

Chican@/x and Latin@/x literature employs vision as an aesthetic form of resistance, affecting what we see when we read and how we understand our world.

Study how contemporary Latin@/x Literature employs the narrative body in artistically conveying social practices.

Texts in Spanish by Caribbean writers. Explores themes such as women, politics, death, identity. Readings are accompanied by films and followed by critical theory and analysis.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Caribbean African-Hispanic literature (poetry and short stories) with different areas of social and political interest. Emphasis on different Caribbean religions.

This course studies the Spanish Caribbean's multiple identities through the discussion of a series of literary and cultural texts. The course concentrates on race, gender, sexuality, migrations, postcolonial relations, popular culture and diasporas.

Caribbean poetry and short stories about race, gender, and homoeroticism. Includes social, political, and cultural readings.

Literary works of the Cuban revolutionary period by Cuban and Cuban-American authors from different literary and political points of view.

Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Reading and special work

Offered only in Santiago. Examines historical/intellectual/ material processes that transformed nature into natural resources to be exploited; ways global political process has guided global responses to environmental problems; Chilean environmental policy over the last 20 years.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.